A Computer Assisted Exercise (CAX) which is a CPX where computers simulate the operational environment (including forces and/or systems in a synthetic training environment) and provide event resolution that may be used in a distributed or nondistributed form or a combination of both.
A CAX employs a computer-based simulation system to represent activities of entities in a consistent manner from a point of view of time and space. Physical aspects related to movement, consumption of resources and perception are represented in the simulation model. However the definition and characteristics of entities do not form a part of the simulation model.